Terms and Conditions
Last
updated
Aug 21, 2023
AGREEMENT TO OUR LEGAL
TERMS
We are 2040 Energy,
Inc
(
"Company," "we," "us,"
"our" )
, a company registered in
Minnesota , United States
at 10315 Thomas Ave S
, Bloomington
, MN
55431
.
We operate the
website https://www.2040energy.com (the "Site" )
, as well as any other related products and services
that refer or link to these legal terms (the
"Legal Terms" )
(collectively, the "Services" ).
You can contact us by
phone at 952-393-2034 , email at
[email protected]
, or by
mail to 10315 Thomas Ave S
, Bloomington
, MN
55431
,
United States
.
These Legal Terms constitute a legally binding
agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ( "you" ), and 2040
Energy, Inc , concerning your access to and use of the Services. You agree
that by accessing the Services, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all
of these Legal Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, THEN YOU ARE
EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SERVICES AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.
Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that
may be posted on the Services from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein
by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or
modifications to these Legal Terms at any time and
for any reason . We will alert you about
any changes by updating the "Last updated" date of these Legal Terms, and you
waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change. It is your
responsibility to periodically review these Legal Terms to stay informed of updates. You
will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted,
the changes in any revised Legal Terms by your continued use of the Services after the
date such revised Legal Terms are posted.
We recommend that you
print a copy of these Legal Terms for your records.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
1. OUR SERVICES
The information provided when using the Services is not
intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or
country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which
would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country.
Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Services from other locations do so
on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if
and to the extent local laws are applicable.
The Services are not tailored to comply with industry-specific
regulations (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal
Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc.), so if your interactions would be
subjected to such laws, you may not use the Services. You may not use the Services in a
way that would violate the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Our intellectual
property
We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual
property rights in our Services, including all source code, databases, functionality,
software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics in the Services
(collectively, the "Content" ), as well as the trademarks, service
marks, and logos contained therein (the "Marks" ).
Our Content and Marks are protected by copyright and
trademark laws (and various
other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws) and treaties in the
United
States and around the world.
The Content and Marks are provided in or through the
Services "AS IS" for your
personal, non-commercial use only.
Your use of our
Services
Subject to your compliance with these Legal Terms, including
the "
PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
"
section below, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license
to:
- access the Services; and
- download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access.
solely for your
personal, non-commercial use .
Except as set out in this section or elsewhere in our
Legal Terms, no part of the Services and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced,
aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded,
translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited
for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written
permission.
If you wish to make any use of the Services, Content,
or Marks other than as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, please
address your request to: [email protected] . If we ever
grant you the permission to post, reproduce, or publicly display any part of our
Services or Content, you must identify us as the owners or licensors of the Services,
Content, or Marks and ensure that any copyright or proprietary notice appears or is
visible on posting, reproducing, or displaying our Content.
We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in
and to the Services, Content, and Marks.
Any breach of these Intellectual Property Rights will
constitute a material breach of our Legal Terms and your right to use our Services will
terminate immediately.
Your submissions
Please review this section and the " PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
"
section carefully prior to using our Services to understand the (a) rights you give us
and (b) obligations you have when you post or upload any content through the Services.
Submissions: By directly sending us any
question, comment, suggestion, idea, feedback, or other information about the Services (
"Submissions"
), you agree to assign to us all intellectual property rights in such Submission.
You agree that we shall own this Submission and be entitled to its unrestricted use and
dissemination for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or
compensation to you.
You are responsible for what you post or
upload: By sending us Submissions
through any part of the Services you:
- confirm that you have read and agree with our
" " that is illegal, harassing, hateful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, bullying, abusive, discriminatory, threatening to any person or group, sexually explicit, false, inaccurate, deceitful, or misleading; - to the extent permissible by applicable law, waive any
and all moral rights to any such Submission
; - warrant that any such Submission
are original to you or that you have the necessary rights and licenses to submit such Submissions and that you have full authority to grant us the above-mentioned rights in relation to your Submissions ; and - warrant and represent that your Submissions
do not constitute confidential information.
You are solely
responsible for your Submissions and you expressly agree to
reimburse us for any and all losses that we may suffer because of your breach of (a) this
section, (b) any third party’s intellectual property rights, or (c) applicable law.
By using the Services, you represent and warrant
that:
(1) all
registration information you submit
will be true, accurate, current, and complete; (2) you will
maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update
such registration information as necessary;
(3) you have the legal capacity and you
agree to comply with these Legal Terms;
(4) you are not a
minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside
; ( 5) you will not access the
Services through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script or
otherwise; (6) you will not use the Services
for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and (7) your use of the Services will
not violate any applicable law or regulation.
If
you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or
incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and
refuse any and all current or future use of the Services (or any portion
thereof).
4. USER
REGISTRATION
You
may be required to register to use the Services. You
agree to keep your password confidential and will be
responsible for all use of your account and password. We
reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a
username you select if we determine, in our sole
discretion, that such username is inappropriate,
obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
5.
PRODUCTS
We accept the following forms of payment:
You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate
purchase and account information for all purchases made via the Services. You further
agree to promptly update account and payment information, including email address,
payment method, and payment card expiration date, so that we can complete your
transactions and contact you as needed. Sales tax will be added to the price of
purchases as deemed required by us. We may change prices at any time. All payments shall
be in
US dollars .
You agree to pay all charges at the prices then in
effect for your purchases and any applicable shipping fees, and you authorize
us to charge your chosen payment provider for any such amounts upon placing your
order.
If your order is subject to recurring charges,
then you consent to our charging your payment method on a
recurring basis without requiring your prior approval for each
recurring charge, until such time as you cancel the applicable
order.
We reserve the right to correct
any errors or mistakes in pricing, even if we have already requested or
received payment.
We reserve the right to refuse any order placed
through the Services. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities
purchased per person, per household, or per order. These restrictions may include orders
placed by or under the same customer account, the same payment method, and/or orders
that use the same billing or shipping address. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit
orders that, in our sole judgment , appear to be placed by dealers,
resellers, or distributors.
7. RETURN POLICY
Please review our Return
Policy posted on the Services prior to making any purchases.
8. PROHIBITED
ACTIVITIES
You may
not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which we make
the Services available. The Services may not be used in connection with any
commercial endeavors except those that are
specifically endorsed or approved by us.
As
a user of the Services, you agree not to:
- Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
- Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
- Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Services and/or the Content contained therein.
- Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services.
- Use any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
- Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
- Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
- Engage
in
- Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Services.
- Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
- Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
- Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.
- Upload
or transmit (or attempt
to upload or to
transmit) any material
that acts as a passive
or active information
collection or
transmission mechanism,
including without
limitation, clear
graphics interchange
formats (
- Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or services connected to the Services.
- Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Services to you.
- Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services, or any portion of the Services.
- Copy or adapt the Services' software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
- Except as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services.
- Except
as may be the result of
standard search engine
or Internet browser
usage, use, launch,
develop, or distribute
any automated system,
including without
limitation, any spider,
robot, cheat utility,
scraper, or offline
reader that accesses the
Services, or use or
launch any
- Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Services.
- Make
any
- Use
the Services as part of
any effort to compete
with us or otherwise use
the Services and/or the
Content for any
revenue-generating
9. USER
GENERATED
CONTRIBUTIONS
- The creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying of your Contributions do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party.
- You are the
creator and owner of or have the necessary
licenses , rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and to authorize us, the Services, and other users of the Services to use your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and these Legal Terms. - You have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in your Contributions to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and these Legal Terms.
- Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.
- Your
Contributions are not unsolicited or
unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation. - Your
Contributions are not obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy,
violent, harassing,
libelous , slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by us). - Your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.
- Your Contributions are not used to harass or threaten (in the legal sense of those terms) any other person and to promote violence against a specific person or class of people.
- Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule.
- Your Contributions do not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
- Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law concerning child pornography, or otherwise intended to protect the health or well-being of minors.
- Your Contributions do not include any offensive comments that are connected to race, national origin, gender, sexual preference, or physical handicap.
- Your Contributions do not otherwise violate, or link to material that violates, any provision of these Legal Terms, or any applicable law or regulation.
Any
use of the Services in violation of the foregoing
violates these Legal Terms and may result in, among
other things, termination or suspension of your rights
to use the Services.
10. CONTRIBUTION
LICENSE
You and
Services agree that we may access, store, process, and use any information and
personal data that you provide following the
terms of the Privacy Policy and
your choices (including settings).
By submitting
suggestions or other feedback regarding the Services, you agree that we can use and
share such feedback for any purpose without compensation to you.
We do not
assert any ownership over your Contributions. You retain full ownership of all of your
Contributions and any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights
associated with your Contributions. We are not liable for any statements or
representations in your Contributions provided by you in any area on the Services. You
are solely responsible for your Contributions to the Services and you expressly agree to
exonerate us from any and all responsibility and to refrain from any legal action
against us regarding your Contributions.
11. THIRD-PARTY
WEBSITES AND CONTENT
The Services may
contain (or you may be sent via the Site ) links to other websites (
"Third-Party Websites" ) as well as articles,
photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information, applications,
software, and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties ( "Third-Party Content" ). Such Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Content are not investigated,
monitored, or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not
responsible for any Third-Party Websites accessed through the Services or any Third-Party Content posted on, available through,
or installed from the Services, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions,
reliability, privacy practices, or other policies of or contained in the Third-Party Websites or the Third-Party Content. Inclusion of, linking to, or
permitting the use or installation of any Third-Party
Websites or any Third-Party Content does not imply
approval or endorsement thereof by us. If you decide to leave the Services and access the Third-Party Websites or to use or install any Third-Party Content, you do so at your own risk,
and you should be aware these Legal Terms no longer govern. You should review the applicable
terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any website to which you
navigate from the Services or relating to any applications you use or install from the Services.
Any purchases you make through Third-Party Websites
will be through other websites and from other companies, and we take no responsibility
whatsoever in relation to such purchases which are exclusively between you and the applicable
third party. You agree and acknowledge that we do not endorse the products or services offered
on Third-Party Websites and you shall hold us
blameless from any harm caused by your purchase of such products or services. Additionally, you
shall hold us blameless from any losses sustained by you or harm caused to you relating to or
resulting in any way from any Third-Party Content or
any contact with Third-Party Websites.
12. SERVICES
MANAGEMENT
We reserve the right, but not the
obligation, to: (1) monitor the Services for violations of these Legal Terms; (2) take appropriate legal
action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or these Legal Terms, including
without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities; (3) in our sole discretion and
without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the extent
technologically feasible) any of your Contributions or any portion thereof; (4) in our sole discretion
and without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the Services or otherwise disable all files
and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and (5) otherwise
manage the Services in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper
functioning of the Services.
13. PRIVACY
POLICY
We care about data
privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy: http://www.2040energy.com/privacy-policy
. By using the Services, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy,
which is incorporated into these Legal Terms. Please be advised the Services are hosted in the United States
. If you access the Services from any other region of the
world with laws or other requirements governing personal data collection, use, or disclosure
that differ from applicable laws in
the United States
, then through your continued use of the Services, you are
transferring your data to
the United States
, and you expressly consent to have your data transferred to
and processed in
the United States
.
14. TERM
AND TERMINATION
These Legal Terms shall
remain in full force and effect while you use the Services. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION
OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR
LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES), TO
ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY
REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE LEGAL TERMS OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR
REGULATION. WE MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SERVICES OR DELETE
YOUR ACCOUNT AND
ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION THAT YOU POSTED AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING, IN OUR SOLE
DISCRETION.
If we terminate or
suspend your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new
account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you
may be acting on behalf of the third party. In addition to terminating or suspending your
account, we reserve the right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation
pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.
15. MODIFICATIONS
AND INTERRUPTIONS
We reserve the right to
change, modify, or remove the contents of the Services at any time or for any reason at our sole
discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our
Services. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue
all or part of the Services without notice at any time.
We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change,
suspension, or discontinuance of the Services.
We cannot guarantee the
Services will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems
or need to perform maintenance related to the Services, resulting in interruptions, delays, or
errors. We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise
modify the Services at any time or for any reason without notice to you. You agree that we have
no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to
access or use the Services during any downtime or discontinuance of the Services. Nothing in
these Legal Terms will be construed to obligate us to maintain and support the Services or to
supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith.
16. GOVERNING
LAW
These Legal Terms and
your use of the Services are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Minnesota
applicable to agreements made and to be entirely performed within
the State of Minnesota
, without regard to its
conflict of law principles.
17. DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
Binding
Arbitration
If for any reason, a Dispute proceeds in court rather than arbitration,
the Dispute shall be commenced or prosecuted in the
state and
federal courts
located in
Hennepin ,
Minnesota
,
and the Parties hereby consent to, and waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction, and forum
non conveniens with respect to venue and jurisdiction in such
state and federal courts . Application of the
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Uniform
Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA) are excluded from these Legal Terms.
Restrictions
The Parties
agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute between the Parties individually. To the full
extent permitted by law, (a) no arbitration shall be joined with any other proceeding; (b) there is no
right or authority for any Dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action basis or to utilize class action
procedures; and (c) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought in a purported
representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other persons.
18. CORRECTIONS
There may be
information on the Services that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, including
descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to correct any
errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information on the Services at any time,
without prior notice.
19.
DISCLAIMER
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE
BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SERVICES AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES
OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SERVICES' CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF
ANY WEBSITES OR MOBILE APPLICATIONS LINKED TO THE SERVICES AND WE WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (1) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (2)
PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND
USE OF THE SERVICES, (3) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR
ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (4) ANY
INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SERVICES, (5) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN
HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SERVICES BY ANY THIRD PARTY,
AND/OR (6) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY
KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE
AVAILABLE VIA THE SERVICES. WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR
ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SERVICES, ANY
HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, OR ANY WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER
ADVERTISING, AND WE WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY
TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE
PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR
BEST JUDGMENT
AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.
20. LIMITATIONS
OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL
WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES,
INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR
USE OF THE SERVICES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED
HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND
REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE
LIMITED TO
THE
AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US
DURING
THE
six
(6)
mONTH
PERIOD
PRIOR TO
ANY
CAUSE OF
ACTION
ARISING
.
CERTAIN US STATE LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW
LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE
LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND
YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
21. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to
defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our subsidiaries,
affiliates, and all of our respective officers, agents, partners, and
employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or
arising out of:
(1) use of the Services; (2) breach of these Legal Terms; (3) any breach of your representations and
warranties set forth in these Legal Terms; (4) your violation of the rights of a third
party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights; or (5) any overt harmful act toward any other
user of the Services with whom you connected via the Services. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense
and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you
agree to cooperate, at your expense, with our defense
of such claims. We will use reasonable
efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding which is subject to this
indemnification upon becoming aware of it.
22. USER
DATA
We will maintain
certain data that you transmit to the Services for the purpose of managing the
performance of the Services, as well as data relating to your use of the Services. Although we
perform regular routine backups
of data, you are solely responsible for all data that you transmit or that
relates to any activity you have undertaken using the Services. You agree
that we shall have no liability to you for any loss or corruption of any such
data, and you hereby waive any right of action against us arising from any such
loss or corruption of such data.
23. ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES
Visiting the Services, sending us emails, and
completing online forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic
communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other
communications we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Services, satisfy any
legal requirement that such communication be in writing. YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THE USE OF
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, CONTRACTS, ORDERS, AND OTHER RECORDS, AND TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF
NOTICES, POLICIES, AND RECORDS OF TRANSACTIONS INITIATED OR COMPLETED BY US OR VIA THE SERVICES.
You hereby waive any rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances,
or other laws in any jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery or retention
of non-electronic records, or to payments or the granting of credits by any means other than
electronic means.
24. CALIFORNIA
USERS AND RESIDENTS
If any complaint
with us is not satisfactorily resolved, you can contact the Complaint
Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California
Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N
112, Sacramento, California 95834 or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 or (916)
445-1254.
25. MISCELLANEOUS
These Legal Terms and any policies or operating rules
posted by us on the Services or in respect to the Services constitute the entire agreement and
understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of
these Legal Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These Legal Terms
operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. We may assign any or all of our rights and
obligations to others at any time. We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage,
delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control. If any provision or
part of a provision of these Legal Terms is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable,
that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Legal Terms and does not
affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no joint venture,
partnership, employment or agency relationship created between you and us as a result of these
Legal Terms or use of the Services. You agree that these Legal Terms will not be construed
against us by virtue of having drafted them. You hereby waive any and all defenses you
may have based on the electronic form of these Legal Terms and the lack of signing by the
parties hereto to execute these Legal Terms.
26. CONTACT
US
In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Services
or to receive further information regarding use of the Services, please contact us at: